News: Racism
Prof. Ruha Benjamin Calls on Class of 2020 to Become “Champions of the Social Contract”
The following is the text of the graduation keynote delivered by Professor Ruha Benjamin at a virtual commencement held by…
MSW Students Join in Campaign to Make Wikipedia More Inclusive
Columbia University graduate student Darold Cuba (OHMA’19) presenting at the School of Social Work Indigenous Peoples’ Day provided the background…
Susan Witte to Further Anti-Oppression Teaching Initiatives as Provost’s Teaching Scholar
Professor Susan Witte is one of nine Columbia University faculty members selected to introduce innovations into the culture of teaching…
SWM-003: The Presumed Incompetence of Faculty Women of Color, with Professor Carmen Gonzalez
In this podcast, Carmen Gonzalez, Professor of Law at the Seattle University School of Law, discusses the provenance, methodology, and findings of her path-breaking book about the hurdles faced by women of color in the academy. Professor Gonzalez visited the Columbia School of Social Work in September for talks with faculty, advisors, and administrators.
Healing a Legacy of Slavery One Community at a Time
CUSSW alumna Teresa Ann Willis (’05) has written a novel for young adults confronting the problem of self-hatred among African-descended people in the Americas.